Rapper convicted in 2006 nightclub shooting returns to town Friday

Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 6:50 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 6:50 p.m.

A rapper convicted of attempted murder for a 2006 nightclub shooting in Gainesville is returning Friday night for his first performance in town since that night.

T-Row, 27, whose real name is Tory Carnegie, will perform at Club 12, 12 SW Second St., with the doors opening at 10 p.m.

The shooting happened on July 2, 2006, according to published reports. Carnegie was at a now-defunct nightclub at 238 W. University Ave with rapper Plies — real name Algernod Lanier Washington — and performing before a sold-out crowd of about 1,000.

At the time, police said shots were fired as a result of a fight when Plies' microphone was cut off after he ran long on the performance.

According to a police report, a witness said he saw Carnegie fire into the crowd three times. Five people were injured in the shooting, and police found a gun on Carnegie when they arrested him. Washington pleaded no contest, and adjudication was withheld.

Carnegie and Washington's brother, Ronell Lawrence Levatte, 37, were convicted in the shootings. Levatte spent 18 months in prison, and Carnegie served nearly three years after he was convicted of attempted murder.

<p>A rapper convicted of attempted murder for a 2006 nightclub shooting in Gainesville is returning Friday night for his first performance in town since that night.</p><p>T-Row, 27, whose real name is Tory Carnegie, will perform at Club 12, 12 SW Second St., with the doors opening at 10 p.m.</p><p>The shooting happened on July 2, 2006, according to published reports. Carnegie was at a now-defunct nightclub at 238 W. University Ave with rapper Plies — real name Algernod Lanier Washington — and performing before a sold-out crowd of about 1,000.</p><p>At the time, police said shots were fired as a result of a fight when Plies' microphone was cut off after he ran long on the performance.</p><p>According to a police report, a witness said he saw Carnegie fire into the crowd three times. Five people were injured in the shooting, and police found a gun on Carnegie when they arrested him. Washington pleaded no contest, and adjudication was withheld.</p><p>Carnegie and Washington's brother, Ronell Lawrence Levatte, 37, were convicted in the shootings. Levatte spent 18 months in prison, and Carnegie served nearly three years after he was convicted of attempted murder.</p><p>Carnegie did not immediately return a request for comment.</p>